Sweater



Patented Mar. l2, 1.9;29.

EATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN NEUMAN, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA;

SWEATER. v

Application filed August 23, 1927.V Serial N0. 214,807.

My invent-ion relates to animprovement in `Sweaters and moreparticularly to that type of sweater known as a shaker sweater, having`a iaro'e collar and lapels.

Herctoiore in sweaters having; large collars and .vhich are intended toht rinigly atthe bach o'i theneclq, it has eeen d. icult to maintain aneat appearance at the base of the neel; since the large collar tends tosag, more especially duc to the elasticity oi? the knitted iabric oi'which the sweaters are made', and which gives to the weight or thecollar and becomes distorted, with sagging oill the collar, when strainis put on it over the shoulders.

N ow inv accordancewith my invention,

provide a sweater so constructed as to insure the desired snug,l lit or`the collar at the base of the neck through: resistance to sagging' .fromthe weight o the collar and througgl'x resist-ance to and compensationdistortion of the iabricironi strain over the shoulders. f

Having now indicated in a general way the nature andA ,purpose of my`invention, l will proceed to av detailed description ora preferredembodiment thereof with re'rerence to the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Figure l is a front view of the upper por-v tion of a sweater embodying;my invention 1n open position. l j

Figure 2 is a rear view ot the upper portion of the sweater shown inFigure l.

The sweater illustrated and which is made,4

of knitted fabric coinprisesa back portion a, extensions of which 'fornisides and 'front portions, provided with arin holes tnt-o which aresecured sleeves c, a collar d and lapels c, which are respectivelysecured to a iront edge olf the bony portion and at one eud'to an edgeo'lf the collar.

The upper edno or the back portion between the. shoulders is recessedfor the reception oli the lower portion d ot the collar, the

lower edge and lower portions or the sides of'` which are secured to theedges of the recess, as by knitting.

A strip ol nonelastic*material j" is secured over the line ot junctureof the lower edge of the collar and the back port-ion and elasticsweater to strips g extend under the shoulder portions h from at oradjacent to the ends of the strip f to the top ot the arin holes at thepoints z' of theshoulders. rlhe nonelastic strip fis securcdas bysewingl throughout a major portion oft its length troni' its ends, itscentral portion f being tree and forming' a hanger. 'il'.lie elasticstrips g are free throughout the major portion or the length,being-secured at r adjacent to theirends at or adjacent to the parts oitthe shoulder and at or adjacent to the ends oit the strip lu the use `otthe sweater constructed as described, the nonelastic strip j' will actto posifcly prevent lateral strains from distorting` ine base of thecollar l and will also prevent peren ingr the vshoulder portions of thewearer and on release of strain will draw the operate, the latter'permitting and controlline,r strain over the shoulders respectively andthe former resisting the transinission'oit strains between the shouldersat the base of the collar and prevei'iting distortion and sagging' ofthe collar. y

Having' now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is: i

ln a sweater in combination, a body provided with arm holes andincluding;- back and shoulder portions, a collar joined to the backportion of; the body, a strip ol nonelastic rmaterial extending adjacentthe line of juncture of the collar and body and elastic strips ofelastic material extendingA from points adjacent the ends of said stripof nonolastic materia-lino points adjacent the points or the shoulderportions, said elastic strips being` secured Vadjacent their ends only,the intern'icdiate portions of said strips being,` tree.v i

In testimony of which invention, l have hereunto set niy hand, atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 22nd day of August, 1927.

' NATHAN NEUMAN.

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